5 FAQs About Fusarium Patch Disease
1) What does it look like? Fusarium patch disease most commonly appears as patches of yellow/brown/beige spots of dry grass. You may also notice a white substance on this area of grass, resembling cotton wool or cobwebs. 2) What causes it? The disease appears during the Autumn and Winter due to the following: a. More clouds in the […]
4 Tips for Protecting Your Flower Beds from Frost
Ice, snow, frost and general cold weather can create a multitude of issues within your garden. In many cases, the plants and flowers that you worked so hard to upkeep in the summer will die during the winter. Here are 4 easy tips on how you can try and prevent frost damage to your flower beds: […]
What is Biomass?
You may have heard the term biomass before, but what is biomass? What does it do and what is it used for? Biomass consists of living or recently living organisms and is used as a source of energy in both commercial and domestic environments. The term ‘Biomass’ often refers to, but is not limited to, […]
Eco Goes ‘Ultra Green’ With New £500,000-Plus Shredder
A Dorset recycling company says it has become ‘ultra green’ after investing more than half a million pounds in an electric wood shredder. Eco Sustainable Solutions’ new Untha shredder is now in full operation at its Parley site, handling up to 65,000 tonnes of waste wood annually. The wood, from household recycling sites in Dorset and Hampshire, […]
How to lay turf this summer
Turf is an easy way to get a consistent, beautiful looking lawn in much less time than it takes to grow seed. Turf can be walked on just weeks after laying, making it perfect for houses with pets or children. Here at Eco we have some great turfs to choose from so finding the right […]
How your dinner helps to power thousands of homes.
It’s an unfortunate fact of life, food gets wasted. No matter how hard we try, food goes off, kids don’t finish their meals and we often make too much. Previously this food would be wasted, thrown into the landfill or on the compost heap to rot. However in Piddlehinton, Dorset is our facility that takes […]
Biomass – Innovations in Energy
Biomass fuel is fuel sourced or derived from living (or recently living) organisms. This generally consists almost entirely of plant material, often wood, but can also be plant and animal matter. Any carbon within these materials has been previously absorbed from the atmosphere as part of its lifecycle. This happens in plants as they use […]
Into the Wild – Wild Grasses in our Parks
It’s not surprising information to hear that Britain’s insect population is on the decline. In the UK, studies have found that 76% of Butterfly species are declining in population, invertebrate populations have fallen by 45% over 35 years and that beetle, bee and wasp numbers have dropped by 60%. So what is causing this steep […]
How Turf Is Made
Turf is a fantastic way to give your landscaping project the finishing touch that it deserves, without breaking the bank. It’s quick to lay, doesn’t break the bank and gives unparalleled results. But how is it made? How do Rolawn create their crisp, fine rolls of countryside that we can unfurl in our gardens like a […]
5 Advertising Campaigns That Make you Want to Recycle
Recycling is something that we all know we should be doing. Some people are good at it, breaking down everything into their own respective bins for recycling; some people aren’t great at it, simply throwing everything to landfill. This is wear advertising comes in, it’s not like normal advertising and it’s not selling anything in […]